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Avocado is a large, spreading, evergreen tree with an irregular, dense crown, that can vary widely in height according to variety. Grafted trees generally tend to be 8 - 10 metres tall.

Uses

Suppurating Wounds, Expelling worms, Skin afflictions, Scabies, Purulent wounds.[1]

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]

How to plant/cultivate

Different forms of the plant can succeed in a range of climates, ranging from subtropical with occasional frosts to lowland and highland tropics, where it can be grown at elevations as high as 2,800 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 14 - 40°c, but can tolerate 10 - 45°c[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid lowland forests on limestone formations.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. ["Chemistry"]
  3. ["Morphology"]
  4. [ "Cultivation"]

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